Jürgen Klopp can become the first head coach at Liverpool to win ten derbies on the Merseyside with his team. That will require the Reds, who have stumbled a lot recently, to put in a similar performance to the one they did against Fulham on Sunday, when they won 3-1 in London, keeping their title hopes alive.
In order to continue well, Liverpool should not only threaten from set pieces, as they were in debt with action goals before the match against Fulham, but recently they have already scored two. The return of Diogo Jota also contributed to this. The former primarily excels in preparation (although he also scored a beautiful goal against Fulham), and the latter is very good at scoring goals, which has caused problems for his teammates recently.
The Liverpool football player fell again
Yes, but Jota is also one of the footballers with porcelain feet. He has already missed nineteen matches this season due to various injuries, and although he still scored fifteen goals and provided four assists, Klopp will have to do without him again against Everton (21.00, TV: Match 4). As against West Ham United and maybe against Tottenham Hotspur.
– Diogo scored the last goal, but then he noticed a problem. His injury isn’t serious, but it’s enough to keep him out. It is expected that he will not be able to play for two weeks, Klopp lamented at his press conference on Tuesday. Jota has played in just two games since his injury, getting 98 minutes before being sidelined again. Earlier this season, the same thing happened to Dominik Szoboszlai and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
A derby is always a derby
Although Everton are currently only sixteenth in the table and are still fighting to avoid relegation after last season, while Liverpool are in contention for the league title, the matches against each other are always of great importance. Jürgen Klopp has also learned this over the years.
– I know that this match is very important to people. In 2016, I didn’t understand why, but now I feel it. The matches are very difficult, especially away from home. Everton’s game is intense and the atmosphere in their stadium is great. And a game against Liverpool is always about a lot more for them than getting the three points. They would never underestimate us
– said the manager of the Reds.
Against Fulham, Klopp rested several of his key players, so Mohamed Szalah, Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Núnez and others only started in the second half. The German head coach highlighted: in match dumping, it is important to rotate the football players.
– We have little time, we only had one full training session since the last game, and after Everton, the next game is already upon us (against West Ham on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. – ed.). We have to see who we can send on the pitch because we need fresh players.
There is something more important than Klopp’s health
Klopp also shared a funny story from his past at Tuesday’s press conference. When a journalist sneezed, he remarked: “When I sneezed, my teammates didn’t wish me good health, but better technical knowledge,” said the trainer with a smile, hinting that he was not one of the world class as a player. As a defender with Mainz, the German second division was the peak for him.
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